Santa Barbara County
Special Education Local Plan Area ……………A Joint Powers Agency
English Learner (EL) Participation Criteria Checklist for
Alternate Assessments
To assist an IEP team in determining whether or student should use alternate
assessments, the criteria below may be considered. If the answer to one or more of the
criteria is “Disagree,” the team should consider administering the CELDT to the student
with the use of any necessary test variations, accommodations, and or modifications.
Circle “Agree” or “Disagree” for each item:
Agree Disagree
The student requires extensive instruction in multiple settings to
acquire, maintain, and generalize skills necessary for application
in school, work, home, and community environments.
Agree Disagree
The student demonstrates academic/cognitive ability and
adaptive behavior that require substantial adjustments to the
general curriculum. The student may participate in many of the
same activities as his/her nondisabled peers; however, the
student’s learning objectives and expected outcomes focus on
the functional applications of the general curriculum.
Agree Disagree
The student cannot take the CELDT even with test variations,
accommodations, and/or modifications.
Agree Disagree
The decision to participate in an alternate assessment is not
based on the amount of time during which the student is
receiving special education services.
Agree Disagree
The decision to participate in an alternate assessment is not
based on excessive or extended absences.
Agree Disagree
The decision to participate in an alternate assessment is not
based on language, cultural, or economic differences.
Agree Disagree
The decision to participate in an alternate assessment is not
based on visual, auditory, and/or motor disabilities.
Agree Disagree
The decision to participate in an alternate assessment is not
based primarily on a specific categorical program.
Agree Disagree
The decision for using an alternate assessment is an IEP team
decision rather than an administrative decision.
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2014-15 CELDT Information Guide
SELPA84 8/27/2015 (E)
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California Department of Education  March 2015